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Gluten-free, meatless, vegetables, Vegetarian

Vegetable Bulgogi

Aside | Posted on by Brian and Jim

This is by no means authentic and was inspired by a number of posts and pins on social media.

Let’s start with the sauce:

  • 2 Tbl brown sugar
  • 3 Tbl tamari or soy sauce
  • 1 Tbl rice vinegar
  • 1 Tbl sriracha
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 1 tsp perilla oil or sesame
  • 1-2 tsp Korean red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 tsp ginger—I used 1/2 tsp powdered

Mix them all up and put aside until needed

For the veg (for about 3-4 servings):

  • 2-3 carrots chopped into cubes (i quartered the thick sections and halved the thinner)
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 8 ounces mushrooms chopped
  • 1 eggplant (I used 1 graffiti eggplant and I think that was perfect)
  • 1 cup of chopped walnuts
  • 1 clove garlic

In 1 tsp coconut oil I sautéed the carrot, onion and garlic until the carrot was somewhat soft

After sauté it gets removed from heat

Then in 2-3 TBL olive oil (you could certainly use something more neutral but that’s what I had on hand when I realized the coconut oil I used wouldn’t be enough), sauté the eggplant until the cubes are semi soft then add the mushrooms and walnuts and sauté until mushrooms are cooked and eggplant is fairly soft and add back in the carrot and onion.

Give that a quick mix and stir in the sauce and I turned off the heat and let it sit covered for about 10 minutes so the veg had time to absorb the flavor

On the side I had a cucumber salad, kimchi and soy sauce sprouts. The green beans are blanched and splashed with rice vinegar, lemon juice and a little soy paste.

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Gluten free, Gluten-free, meatless, pescatarian, vegetables, Vegetarian

Deconstructed Cabbage Rolls and Beet Salad

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I knew I had a head of cabbage and half of another on the fridge so I was pondering that and struck on this idea.

I’m gonna give a shout out to a couple of my favorite brands here—just because the products are always here.

Penzey’s Revolution. I used this in the cabbage

Eden Organica Kimchi Sauerkraut I used this in the cabbage.

Stonehouse Olive Oil OMG spice This was perfect on the beets

Butler Soy Curls

This is 1/2 bag of soy curls soaking in water for 10-20 minutes

The rest is brand neutral.

This is most of the mise en place..

Beets

  • Beets, I had five small baby beets that I roasted and peeled at 350 for like 30 minutes
  • Carrot, radish, daikon…I thought I had carrot for the cabbage but instead had three small daikon so the salad got half and the cabbage got the other half—about 1/2 cup
  • Onions, 1/2 small onion chopped
  • Garlic, 3-4 cloves chopped
  • Pickles, Dill, 2 Tablespoons chopped
  • Olive oil, about 1/2 tablespoon
  • Vinegar, just a splash
  • Pickle juice, about 2 Tablespoons
  • OMG spice liberally – so you can add a mix of similar types of seasonings
  • Dill, chopped to serve

Just mix it all up!!

Cabbage

  • Cabbage, 1/2 head
  • Protein—hamburger, soy curls, tvp. I used 1/2 bag of butlers soy curls.
  • Carrot, 1/2-3/4 cup. I subbed daikon
  • Celery, 1/2-3/4 cup.
  • Tomatoes, 1 can chopped
  • Sauerkraut, 1/2 cup. I used kimchi kraut
  • Penzey’s Revolution, liberal shaking
  • Garlic, about 5 chopped cloves
  • Worcestershire, splash on soy curls
  • Smoked paprika, to help add some Smokey meatiness. Just a few shakes
  • Chives, chopped to garnish for serving. Mine looked bad so I used micro greens
  • Sour cream for serving

Sauté the soy curls in two swirls of olive oil just to fry out a bit and then add feelers garlic onions and carrots

Once it’s softening up some add the can of tomatoes

Let that cook a bit and add the cabbage

That cooks until everything is not raw crisp and the juice has been released. Then I add the sauerkraut and turn off the heat so it gets incorporated and heated but you don’t kill the probiotics.

Serve it with a dollop sour cream.

Gluten free, Made at home, meatless, Stuff I make

Pierogi Lasagna

Aside | Posted on by Brian and Jim

Shared a video for his recipe I found on Facebook a while back. I got a Facebook memory of it last week and I had to share again saying I still hadn’t tried it….se I did.

Overall this is really simply except it’s not juicy enough to do the no-boil option for the noodles.

First you need to boil your noodles—I used jovial gluten free noodles. i used the whole package of 12 as I was making 4 layers. I placed three as the bottom layer on a greased pan.

For my bottom layer I used mashed potatoes—mine were made from scratch with a little butter and some sour cream, but you can use your favorite recipe or even instant. I made about 1/2 layer.

The potatoes are topped with a layer off noodles.

The next layer was cottage cheese, egg and Parmesan. I mixed 16 ounces of full fat cottage cheese, 1 egg, 1/2 cup parmesan.

The cottage cheese is topped with another layer of noodles.

I then added a layer of sauerkraut and mu herons. This was a fresh caraway kraut but you can use your favorite and vary amount to your liking. This was about 8 ounces. You don’t need to drain it perfectly because a little liquid in this dish is okay. i used a small can of sliced mushrooms and scattered those drained mushrooms on the sauerkraut.

Then we add the final layer of noodles. And cover with cheese of choice.

Bake at 375 for about 45 minutes

Let it rest and eat it!